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Matt Olmstead(I)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Matt Olmstead is known for Chicago P.D. (2014), Prison Break (2005) and FBI: International (2021). He is married to Dawn Olmstead.
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    • Known for

    Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Chicago P.D.
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell in Prison Break (2005)
    Prison Break
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Jesse Lee Soffer, Christina Wolfe, Carter Redwood, Eva-Jane Willis, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
    FBI: International
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
    Law & Order: Organized Crime
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, and S. Epatha Merkerson in Chicago Med (2015)
      Chicago Med
      7.6
      TV Series
      • created by
      • creator
      • 2015–2026
    • Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • teleplay by ...
      • 2014–2026
    • Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
      Law & Order: Organized Crime
      7.7
      TV Series
      • created by
      • story by
      • 2021–2025
    • Jesse Lee Soffer, Christina Wolfe, Carter Redwood, Eva-Jane Willis, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
      FBI: International
      6.7
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • written by
      • story by
      • 2021–2025
    • Michael Ealy, Cobie Smulders, and Jake Johnson in Stumptown (2019)
      Stumptown
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2019–2020
    • Kim Delaney, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Ricky Schroder, Henry Simmons, Bill Brochtrup, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (2019)
      NYPD Blue
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Jennifer Morrison, Sheldon Wong Schwartz, and Madison Wolfe in The Tattooed Heart (2019)
      The Tattooed Heart
      7.5
      Short
      • written by
      • 2019
    • The Crossing (2018)
      The Crossing
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Ryan Phillippe and Noah Schnapp in The Circle (2018)
      The Circle
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Carl Weathers, Joelle Carter, Jon Seda, Philip Winchester, and Monica Barbaro in Chicago Justice (2017)
      Chicago Justice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • 2017
    • Dermot Mulroney, David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay by
      • story by
      • 2012–2016
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 2015
    • Lifted (2015)
      Lifted
      7.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Wake (2012)
      Wake
      7.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Laz Alonso, Malcolm Goodwin, Domenick Lombardozzi, Brooke Nevin, Jimmi Simpson, and Serinda Swan in Breakout Kings (2011)
      Breakout Kings
      7.2
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • creator
      • 2011–2012

    Producer

    • Southern Bastards
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Emmy Rossum in Furious (2026)
      Furious
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, and S. Epatha Merkerson in Chicago Med (2015)
      Chicago Med
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015–2026
    • Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
      Law & Order: Organized Crime
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Jesse Lee Soffer, Christina Wolfe, Carter Redwood, Eva-Jane Willis, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
      FBI: International
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2025
    • Michael Ealy, Cobie Smulders, and Jake Johnson in Stumptown (2019)
      Stumptown
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • consulting producer
      • 2019–2020
    • Kim Delaney, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Ricky Schroder, Henry Simmons, Bill Brochtrup, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (2019)
      NYPD Blue
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer (2019)
      • 2019
    • Jennifer Morrison, Sheldon Wong Schwartz, and Madison Wolfe in The Tattooed Heart (2019)
      The Tattooed Heart
      7.5
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • The Crossing (2018)
      The Crossing
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014–2017
    • Dermot Mulroney, David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2012–2017
    • Carl Weathers, Joelle Carter, Jon Seda, Philip Winchester, and Monica Barbaro in Chicago Justice (2017)
      Chicago Justice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Laz Alonso, Malcolm Goodwin, Domenick Lombardozzi, Brooke Nevin, Jimmi Simpson, and Serinda Swan in Breakout Kings (2011)
      Breakout Kings
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2011–2012
    • Tim Roth in Lie to Me (2009)
      Lie to Me
      8.0
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2009–2010
    • Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell in Prison Break (2005)
      Prison Break
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2005–2009
    • Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, and Sarah Wayne Callies in Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
      Prison Break: The Final Break
      7.8
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2009

    Additional Crew

    • Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • consultant
      • 2017–2021
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Spouse
      • Dawn Olmstead? - present

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